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Home Tour : Comfortable Luxury

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The fashionable Coco Chanel was nothing if not pragmatic. “Luxury must be comfortable,” she proclaimed. “Otherwise, it is not luxury.” That apparently straightforward notion could have served as the mantra for this fashionably new Olde Naples home on the waterfront.
Nestled within a lush, t...

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Home Tour : Coastal Chic

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Everyone dreams of a home that is both elegant and livable. With a strong team of talented designers, a coastal chic home on the beach was designed for flip flops and bare feet by day and well-heeled dinner parties at night. The goal was to build a luxurious second residence that would complement th...

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Home Tour : Bold & Beautiful

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Think bright, bold, beautiful—and whimsical! Not many homes courageously go where others won’t dare on the color wheel. In a playful concoction of fuchsia, tangerine, lime, and turquoise, one homeowner and one designer saw a bright vision together and made a beautiful, bold statement.
Months we...

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Home Tour : The Art of Living

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There is the art of living, and then there is learning to live with art. It is a refined talent of curating one’s own collection, picking and choosing what stays and what goes. When a Midwestern couple purchased a high-rise vacation residence nestled within Naples Cay, they created a luxurious liv...

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Safe Harbor : Today’s Most Effective Storm Protection

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A happy home is filled with life, laughter, and cherished belongings. It is a safe harbor, loved as much for the way it looks, as for the way it makes you feel — at ease, relaxed, and protected.
Creating a safe home and keeping your loved ones out of harm’s way requires a skillful combination o...

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Lighting The Way : Top Lighting Questions Answered By A Lighting Expert

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It is a top design secret — nothing can improve the look and feel of a room better than fantastic lighting. Perfectly placed pools of light and shadow can influence your moods, showcase your color scheme, and accentuate unique areas of beauty in your home. Yet, this valuable element of décor is o...

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Outside the Box : Today’s kitchen design goes beyond the kitchen

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Today’s kitchens are no longer isolated rooms created to prep the essential ‘three squares’ each day. They have morphed into the hub of the home –the center of household activity. Kitchen design has had to evolve as well, requiring a whole-home point of view. “We’ve gone from simply desi...

Just like beauty, charm is in the eye of the beholder. This Old Naples cottage, with its double-stacked front porches and dual-pitch, standing-seam metal roof has a definite colonial island influence.

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Tiburon : Resort, Oasis, and Home (Sweet Home)

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Tiburón—it’s everything you expect and more. An oasis of unmatched beauty, 36-holes of Greg Norman-designed golf, thoughtful country club conveniences and elegant Mediterranean-inspired residences await you within Tiburón’s resort ambiance.